Nick Oliveri (under the moniker Rex Everything) formed Mondo Generator in 1997 and with friends Josh Homme, Brant Bjork, Rob Oswald, and others, recorded the debut album, Cocaine Rodeo. The LP wouldn't be released until 3 years later due to Oliveri and Homme being full-time members of Queens of the Stone Age. The album was released by Southern Lord Records in 2000. There was little support of the album by the way of live shows, and the band gained cult status among the most devoted Queens of the Stone Age fans.
In 2003, the band again emerged with a new LP, A Drug Problem That Never Existed. This time, Oliveri hired on more friends for recording duties including Dave Catching, Troy Van Leeuwen, Josh Homme, Brant Bjork, and Molly McGuire, and Dwarves frontman Blag Dahlia for co-producing duties. It was released jointly by Mike Patton's label, Ipecac Recordings, and Homme's Rekords Rekords. The live band, which included Oliveri, Catching, Bjork, and McGuire, went on a three month tour of North America and Europe to support the disc.
In early 2004, after Oliveri was fired from Queens of the Stone Age by Homme, he announced that Mondo Generator would become his full-time project. He recorded an acoustic record, Demolition Day, and toured Europe with Brant Bjork and Mark Lanegan Band. He then recorded an EP with Catching, McGuire, and Alfredo Hernandez. On the summer 2004 tour to promote the disc, Oliveri physically assaulted a sound crew member of a German night club after complaining about his sound through a few songs during the band's set. The other members of the band were furious and left Oliveri behind and returned to the United States.
In 2005, Oliveri once again toured Europe frequently, opening for such bands as Motörhead, and playing along-side and on stage as a member of Dwarves. Oliveri also recruited UK band Winnebago Deal's Ben Perrier and Ben Thomas to join Mondo Generator on tour. They were frequently dubbed "Winnebago Generator" by fans. The three-piece entered Dave Grohl's Studio 606 in Los Angeles in December 2005 to begin work on the next Mondo Generator LP. Oliveri also hired on several friends from his hometown to record parts of the record, which was co-produced by Nick Raskulinecz and Oliveri.
In July 2006, it was reported that Perrier and Thomas had exited the band under unknown circumstances. Oliveri then re-named his band Nick Oliveri and the Mondo Generator and signed to Mother Tongue Records, who then released the new LP, Dead Planet: SonicSlowMotionTrails in the United Kingdom and Europe in September of 2006.
Discography
Cocaine Rodeo (2000, Southern Lord)
A Drug Problem That Never Existed (2003, Ipecac)
III The EP (2004, Tornado)
Dead Planet: SonicSlowMotionTrails (2006, Mother Tongue (UK/Europe)
Dead Planet (2007, Suburban Noize)
Former members include: Brant Bjork (drums), Dave Catching (guitar), Marc Diamond (guitar), Alfredo Hernandez (drums), Josh Homme (guitar), Josh Lamar (drums), Molly McGuire (bass), Rob Oswald (drums), Ben Perrier (guitar), Ben Thomas (drums), Spud (guitar)
Shawnette
Mondo Generator Lyrics
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She wanted it
From the boy down in the boiler room
Shawnette
She had Tourettes
She said, "Goddamn, motherfucker, your ass is mine"
She had lips
To say, "Goddamn, motherfucker, your ass is mine"
There she goes again
This time for the young meat
Shawnette Jackson gonna do it with a tall boy, short boy, fat boy, skinny boy
Shawnette
She had two new pets
She duct taped those bitches together like dynamite
Yeah
Smoking that killer
Tweaking that cc
Just to get her from bleep day to bleep day
There she goes again
This time for the young meat
Shawnette
She couldn't get it
So she drank that naughty head and she tied his ass up
Tied him up
The song Shawnette by Mondo Generator tells the story of Shawnette, a bold and sexually empowered woman who pursues her desires without hesitation. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of Shawnette's unabashed sexuality and confidence, as well as her tendency to speak her mind no matter what. She is not afraid to go after exactly what she wants, even if it means pursuing someone from the boiler room or duct-taping her "two new pets" together.
The repeated refrain of "goddamn, motherfucker, your ass is mine" emphasizes Shawnette's assertiveness and the power dynamic in her sexual pursuits. Even when she encounters obstacles, such as being unable to "get it" from someone, she takes matters into her own hands by drinking "that naughty head" and tying the person up.
Overall, the lyrics of Shawnette celebrate a woman who knows exactly what she wants and is unafraid to pursue it, even if it goes against societal expectations or norms.
Line by Line Meaning
Shawnette
Introduction to the singer of the song, Shawnette.
She wanted it
Shawnette desired something from someone.
From the boy down in the boiler room
The object of Shawnette's desire was a boy in the boiler room.
She had Tourettes
Shawnette had the neurological disorder Tourette Syndrome.
She said, "Goddamn, motherfucker, your ass is mine"
Shawnette used profanity and asserted her dominance over someone.
She had lips
Shawnette possessed a set of lips.
To say, "Goddamn, motherfucker, your ass is mine"
Shawnette used her lips to assert her dominance using profanity.
There she goes again
Shawnette's behavior is frequent and predictable.
This time for the young meat
Shawnette is pursuing a younger person or multiple younger people.
Shawnette Jackson gonna do it with a tall boy, short boy, fat boy, skinny boy
Shawnette is willing to engage in sexual activity with boys of any physical build.
She had two new pets
Shawnette acquired two new animals.
She duct taped those bitches together like dynamite
Shawnette used duct tape to combine her two pets, potentially causing harm or danger to them.
Smoking that killer
Shawnette is smoking marijuana.
Tweaking that cc
Shawnette is using cocaine.
Just to get her from bleep day to bleep day
Shawnette uses drugs to cope with the difficulties of life.
She couldn't get it
Shawnette was unable to obtain something she desired.
So she drank that naughty head and she tied his ass up
Shawnette consumed alcohol and restrained someone who she was unable to obtain what she desired from.
Tied him up
Shawnette physically restrained someone.
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